At night, a slight sound in the dark woods reached Xiao Jingchen's ears. Unconsciously, the latter's mind tensed up, and then he glanced away with sharp eyes.
"It's me." A figure slowly walked out from the grass in the distance and headed towards the bonfire.
When Xiao Jingchen heard the voice of the person coming, he felt familiar, and then his frown slightly relaxed. After seeing the person's face clearly, he let out a breath.
"Brother Fang, why is it you?" Although he was surprised inside, he said calmly on his face.
"Of course it's me, could it be someone else?" The figure gradually approaching the bonfire also showed a look of helplessness and said slowly.
"After that day, you left without saying goodbye. I thought you were going back to your town, but I didn't expect to meet you again here." Xiao Jingchen also thought about it and blurted out.
"After ### fought with Lin Zhi, I knew you were injured and wanted to visit you. However, something suddenly happened, so I left without saying goodbye. Please don't see me, Brother Xiao."
It turned out that this person was Fang Zhiheng, whom he had met at the inn of the Grand Prince's Mansion. He disappeared after that stop. Xiao Jingchen also sent people to inquire about him, but no trace was found. He seemed to have disappeared from the world, so he thought he was there.
I went home, but I didn't expect to meet him here.
"It's okay. My injury has healed a long time ago. Why are you here? Could it be that you are also going to the Imperial Capital?" Xiao Jingchen asked.
"Um"
"I heard that Zhanmeng Academy was recruiting students, so I wanted to give it a try." When Fang Zhiheng said this, a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes, which disappeared in an instant.
"I see, then we are on the same journey. I also went to participate in the admission test of Zhanmeng Academy. However, I think Brother Fang must have just entered the early stage of condensation. It may be dangerous to go to the test rashly. After all, this
We have been recruiting students for the first time, but countless geniuses from the mainland have come to participate." Xiao Jingchen knew that Fang Zhiheng was not very powerful before, and although they had just met him not long ago, they had some similar odors.
"Brother Xiao, please don't worry about this. I still have a sense of how much I weigh. If it's too dangerous, I will have no choice but to rely on you, Brother Xiao, haha." Fang Zhiheng also joked immediately.
, the silent night seemed a bit pleasant.
"Brother Xiao, actually I admire you very much." Fang Zhiheng said suddenly.
"Worship me?" Xiao Jingchen said in surprise.
"Well, I really admire Brother Xiao. That day, I fought with Lin Zhi, the leader of the younger generation, outside the city of the Prince's Palace, and eventually severely injured him. Not only me, but also everyone who heard the news was convinced
You have the will of Tongjing, and there are not a few who admire you." Fang Zhiheng said this, his excited face faded a little.
"No, I didn't want to be in the limelight at that time. If Lin Zhi hadn't bullied him too much, I wouldn't have taught him a lesson. It's a pity that he escaped in the end. There will be some trouble in the future." Xiao Jingchen felt helpless when he thought of this.
Looking like this, I think it's better to be careful in the future. He's not afraid of being overt, but he's afraid of making trouble in secret. This is the most insidious thing and makes people hard to guard against.
"Brother Xiao, I think this place is a little unsafe. Should we get on the road earlier?" Fang Zhiheng looked at the dark surroundings, and said with a smile on his face.
Xiao Jingchen seemed to understand what he meant. He nodded and woke up Murong Yu'er. After extinguishing the bonfire, the three of them walked towards the woods ahead in the darkness.
As the three figures were gradually swallowed up by the darkness, three figures also appeared where they had stayed, their eyes darting towards the darkness with a sinister smile on their lips.
"Brother Ying, will they notice us? Otherwise, why would we be walking in such a hurry?" Hao Laosan sniffed the surrounding atmosphere and said with a solemn expression.
"Lao San, is that dog nose of yours still working?" Hu### said impatiently when he saw that every time Hao Lao San always smelled it with his nose.
"Get out of here, you're so stupid. I'm just smelling their breath to find out their departure direction." Hao Laosan squinted to the side and said angrily.
"Okay, can you two calm down for a while?"
"Third brother, how are you? Do you smell anything?" Brother Ying's face was gloomy, as fierce as a ghost in the dark night, and his cold words came out.
"How come there are three auras? It was clearly two auras before, could it be..." A look of surprise appeared on Hao Laosan's face, and he said to the other two people.
"Could it be that your dog's nose is not working properly? There are two people, but there are three breaths. It's really embarrassing." Tiger### did not forget to make things difficult for the other party at this moment.
"you….."
"If you two keep talking nonsense, get back here." Boss Ying had indeed endured enough on this journey. The fireworks in his pupils burst out in vain, and a dark aura immediately filled the surrounding area.
"Brother Eagle..." The two of them were also afraid of being disturbed by that dark aura, so they both closed their mouths unconsciously.
"Lao San, you just said it was three breaths, you must have smelled it wrong, right?" Boss Ying put away the breath and said coldly.
"There is no mistake, it must be three auras, and the aura that appeared later was very weak. It should be a young person who has just entered the path of cultivation." Hao Laosan said firmly, staring at the fierce figure.
"It seems that they have added one more person, but this does not hinder our plan." Boss Ying squinted his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
"Walk…."
The three of them followed the aura and flew towards the direction where the three of them left.
………….
"Rumble"
Night shrouded the entire forest, but the earth was trembling at this moment. An unusually ferocious aura spread from the air in a domineering manner, and finally fixed its fierce gaze on the three figures in front.
"roar"
A roar of rage immediately rang out, and everything within a ten-mile radius became silent, as if everyone was surrendering to the roar.
The eyes of Xiao Jingchen and the three of them were full of vigilance. They did not expect that they would encounter such trouble if they rashly walked forward at night. The furious sound coming from far and near seemed to sense the breath of a stranger, and the thud of falling to the ground.
Extraordinarily loud.
"What is that sound?" Murong Yu'er's face changed in shock. She felt the smell of blood coming over her and whispered to the two of them.
"It's a ferocious beast. I didn't expect that my nose could be so sharp and I could smell it from such a distance." Xiao Jingchen said slowly with a look of helplessness on his face.
"What should we do? How about we change the direction?" Fang Zhiheng also looked a little pale. He had never seen a ferocious beast before, so he did seem a little nervous.
"No, it has been alarmed now, and there will be ferocious beasts in other directions. If we provoke other ferocious beasts, then we can't even think about leaving here." Xiao Jingchen said calmly, and then tiptoed a little bit.
, flew to the tree, and looked in the direction of the roar.
Looking from a distance, the dark forest was filled with extremely ferocious roars. As he moved forward, a burst of dust and smoke appeared, mixed with heavy sounds, and came towards here. The earth trembled at this moment.
Kai Lai, thinking that there was no time to escape, Xiao Jingchen ordered the two of them to hide in the tree, holding their breath, waiting for the next battle.
"roar"
At this moment, the atmosphere in the air froze. The rising and falling sounds came in an instant, and even the three people hiding in the tree felt dizzy.
"Boom"
There was a startling sound, and a shallow footprint was left on the ground. The huge figure looked strange in the darkness. The scarlet pupils looked around, trying to find the stranger who had stepped in here. From time to time, two white streaks were sprayed out from the nostrils.
The smoke, those bright and sharp teeth, were exposed outside the mouth at this time, and drops of bright red liquid slowly fell to the ground. The smell of blood in this place was suddenly extremely strong.
"It's a wild boar." A trembling voice came out of Fang Zhiheng's mouth, his face pale and colorless.
"It's not a wild boar, it's a steel pig." Murong Yu'er's faint and crisp voice rang in the ears of the three of them.
"Steel Pig" Xiao Jingchen was confused. Apart from the shiny skin, it looked exactly like a wild boar. Could there be something wrong with it?
"Yes, it is actually a wild boar. However, due to the mutation of its body, a thick layer of armor appears on its skin, which makes it invulnerable. Moreover, its pair of bright fangs are also extremely fierce. As long as you touch it, you will be killed.
It will instantly puncture the chest, and even some cultivators try their best to avoid it and do not want to fight with it." Murong Yu'er looked at the huge black shadow below, with an unnatural look on her face, and whispered to the two of them.
"Then what should we do? Are the three of us going to die here?" Fang Zhiheng's face broke out in cold sweat, and he stared at the steel pig tremblingly, his eyes filled with gloom.
"Yu'er, since you know the origin of this steel pig, you should also know its weaknesses. Tell me quickly." Xiao Jingchen's eyes lit up, and he whispered.
"In fact, all creatures have their own weaknesses, but those weaknesses are often the strongest. The Iron Pig's weakness is actually under its belly, which is the softest part of its body, but it is difficult to attack there.
, after all, it will not be stupid enough to expose its weakness for you to attack." Murong Yu'er whispered, although the weakness of the steel pig was revealed, it is indeed difficult to succeed.
"There is no other way. Since we have reached this point, we can only give it a try. You two don't come down. I will go to the other side alone." After saying this, Xiao Jingchen jumped back to the ground, with a crisp landing.
The sound was noticed by Iron Pig in an instant.
At this time, Xiao Jingchen was also looking at the ferocious beast in front of him at close range, with a flash of coldness in his eyes. Then he took out a dagger, stamped his feet fiercely, and flew up, drawing an afterimage towards the steel pig.
Ran away violently.
The ferocious appearance of the steel pig was very frightening. It opened its bloody mouth and the smell of fishy smell instantly filled the air. Then it stepped back, quickly swept out, and rushed towards the incoming person.
"Boom"
The steel pig moved with earth-shaking steps, like a black light, rushing towards Xiao Jingchen as fast as thunder, with a hint of excitement in its blood-red pupils, as if the human in front of him was prey.
Xiao Jingchen, who was flying over, stared at the steel pig that was charging towards him. There was no calmness or wavering in his eyes, and his men were not idle either. He raised his palm and swung the dagger forward hard, bringing out a streak of silver in the air.
The light, mixed with the sound of sharp wind, struck towards the latter, presumably to test how hard its skin was.